Artist's Statement

Concrete is a very organic medium it’s texture is the characteristic I value most.

The color palette is influenced by stone statues native to the concrete jungle of my childhood.

Sculptures vary from the sole medium of concrete to adding elements of found objects that are often the inspiration of the piece.  My love of feathers has also found their way into many of my pieces, combining the lightest and heaviest of elements.

Subjects are primarily faces of our world and occasionally creatures from another. Concrete sculptures are at home in the inside and outside environment, placed wherever they inspire.

My sculptures speak to me as we become friends in the sculpting process telling me who they are or what they are thinking.

Series continue to evolve as a means of conveying multiple messages on a subject.

Using the photos taken at the end of the sculpting process to assess the sculpture for any final changes, Barbara reimages those photos using various digital programs to to create a 2-dimension art form from her 3-dimensional sculpture.

Uptown Girl Series has been recreated into 24” x 36” images on canvas.